Good points. I did find a vendor that does factory-warranted upgrades of yamaha generators to dual or tri-fuel, and they also sell a wired remote-start kit that could be triggered with a relay or dry contact closure. http://www.propane-generators.com
Keeping the unit small does have some advantages. We only need this up on the hill in the winter, and can use it other places when we get our summer brownouts and outages. We could keep a large tank on the hill for when we do need it, and fill it before the snow flies each winter. Randy Marlon K. Schafer (509) 982-2181 wrote: > I thought about that. Not having one already (other than portable gas > units) I was really thinking about diesel rather than propane. It'll > probably cost more money, but how do you lug a reasonably sized propane tank > up the hill when you can't drive to the site etc.? > > By using heating oil any gelling issues should be minimized. Fuel deicer > (or whatever it's called) should help even more. > > Just my thoughts.... > Marlon > (509) 982-2181 > (408) 907-6910 (Vonage) Consulting services > 42846865 (icq) WISP Operator since 1999! > o...@odessaoffice.com > www.odessaoffice.com/wireless > www.odessaoffice.com/marlon/cam > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Randy Cosby" <dco...@infowest.com> > To: <wireless@wispa.org> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 2:19 PM > Subject: [WISPA] propane generators? > > > >> Anyone using small propane generators at their wireless towers? Any >> suggestions? I only need 2KW or so, but would like to be able to start >> it remotely as needed. The site is primarily solar, this would be to >> back us up on snow days. >> >> thanks, >> >> -- >> Randy Cosby >> Vice President >> InfoWest, Inc >> >> work: 435-773-6071 >> email: rco...@infowest.com >> >> http://www.linkedin.com/in/randycosby >> >> >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> >> > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ > -- Randy Cosby Vice President InfoWest, Inc work: 435-773-6071 email: rco...@infowest.com http://www.linkedin.com/in/randycosby -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: wireless@wispa.org Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
